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January 19, 2026

14 killed in Southern Pakistan mall fire

The blaze erupted late Saturday night at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping mall on MA Jinnah Road, which houses over 1,200 shops.

Pakistan mall fire
June 3, 2025

Jailbreak: 200 inmates escape from Pakistani prison after earthquake panic

Police said the prisoners snatched guns from prison staff, leading to a shootout, and then forced open the main gate.

Pakistani prison
December 13, 2024

FG issues N1 trillion Sukuk bonds for road projects

The federal government issued six Sovereign Sukuk worth N1.1 trillion ($657.6 million) to finance 124 federal road projects.

Sukuk bonds; bad road
August 30, 2023

Residents panic as escaped lion roams streets

For hours on Tuesday, the 20-month-old male lion strolled the streets in a congested neighbourhood.

LION ROAMING STREETS[ Credit:VietnamPlus]
December 6, 2022

132,090 tramadol, 2,000 bottles of codeine seized in five states: NDLEA

NDLEA says it intercepted no fewer than 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine across five states and Abuja in the past week.

A composite of Buba Marwa, tramadol and codeine.
December 4, 2022

NDLEA arrests grandma, pregnant woman for drugs trafficking

The grandma was apprehended by the operatives of the NDLEA in Ibadan, Oyo state capital and 5.5 kilograms of Loud variant of cannabis imported into the country from South Africa was seized.

Cannabis (Credit: adf.org)
October 17, 2022

Dengue fever cases continue rising in Pakistan

The outbreak is due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian country.

October 13, 2022

Twelve children, five other family members die in bus fire

A passenger bus in Pakistan caught fire after an electrical short-circuit in its air conditioning unit, killing 17 people from the same extended family, including a dozen children.

A passenger bus in Pakistan caught fire
October 9, 2022

Drug cartel’s plot to import 2.4 million tablets of opioids foiled by NDLEA

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that the drug weighing 2,3356kg, has an estimated street value of N1.04 billion.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi
September 26, 2022

Flood-ravaged Pakistan records 5,382 dengue fever infections

In severe cases, dengue can cause joint pain, nausea, vomiting, rashes, breathing problems, haemorrhaging and organ failure.

Flooded Pakistan